Development and transformation of social structures

Civilization: The Empires of Persia

Name: Whitney Collinsworth





Theme
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Gender roles and relations
  • Male warriors were heads of the clans.
Family and kinship
  • Family and clan relationships were extremely important in organization of Persian political and social arrairs.
Racial and ethnic constructions

Social and economic classes
  • Class of educated bureacrats
  • Bulk of the Persian society consisted of individuals who were free but didn't enjoy the privileges of clan leaders and important bureaucrats.
  • Free classes which included artisans, craftsmen, merchants, and low- ranking civil servants.
  • Slaves: they came to be if they were prisoners of war, citizens who rebelled against imperial authorities, or if they were in debt that they would not be able to get out of.